In preparation for the Okinawa landing, USS Franklin (CV-13) conducted strikes on airfields in southern Kyushu on 18 March 1945. On 19 March 1945, Franklin was hit by two bombs and suffered 798 killed. Lt. Cdr. Joseph T. O?òCallahan, the ship?òs Roman C
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